Valparaiso and Merrillville will play host to two of five new Amazon Logistics facilities opening in Indiana this year, officials said Wednesday, creating hundreds of full-time jobs.
VALPARAISOÂ â The city is working to turn two apartment buildings now used for Valparaiso University students into affordable housing, Mayor Matt Murphy said.
Murphy, in his annual State of the City address, said the city is working with the owners of the four Uptown East buildings on East Lincolnway to convert the buildings as part of the cityâs Valpo Works program.
Tenants of the 119 apartments would be workers whose household income is 50% to 70% of the areaâs median, Murphy said.
âThe owners of Uptown intend to invest more than $3 million in this conversion,â Murphy said.
The Valpo Chamber and Valparaiso Economic Development Corp., both housed next door to City Hall, have agreed to help spread the word to local businesses, he said.
The Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, which represents nearly 800 businesses in Valpo and beyond, named a new vice president/chief financial officer.
Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce President Rex Richards announced Christine Pazdur was promoted to serve as vice president and chief financial officer, putting her in charge of the Valpo chamber s financial affairs.
The Loyola University graduate, a longtime Valparaiso resident, has worked at the chamber in downtown Valpo since 2009.
She most recently served as the chamber s accounting director, overseeing accounting for the chamber and also doing accounting functions for the Valparaiso Economic Development Corp.
âChristine has performed outstanding in her budget projections and the way she worked to provide the auditors with important information to ensure compliance with auditor recommendations,â Richards said in a news release. Her work product has been exceptional.â